Tarazona de la Mancha is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the province of

Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...

in the Autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha,

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

. It had a population of 6,647 at the 2011 census.

Geography

Tarazona de la Mancha is located in the north of Albacete along the border with Cuenca Provence. On the south the municipality borders the municipality of

La Gineta La Gineta is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Furt ...

. On the east it borders

Madrigueras 250px, right Coat of arms of Madrigueras Madrigueras is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

. To the west it borders Montalvos,

La Roda La Roda is a small city and municipality located in the Province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha in Spain. Description The town has a population of around 16,500 people. It is an important industrial town. Its mo ...

, Fuensanta and

Villalgordo del Júcar Villalgordo del Júcar is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 1,275. Palacio de los Gosálvez was built in 1902 by Enrique Gosálvez. References Municipalities of the Province of Albacete

. To the north it borders the municipalities of

Quintanar del Rey Quintanar del Rey is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 8,043. References Municipalities in the Province of Cuenca {{cuenca-geo-stub ...

and

Villagarcía del Llano Villagarcía del Llano is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research c ...

located in the province of Cuenca. The municipality has an area of 212 square kilometers. The

Valdemembra River Valdemembra is a river of the Province of Albacete, Spain. It has a length of 85 km and is tributary to the Júcar river. Rivers of Spain Rivers of the Province of Albacete Rivers of Castilla–La Mancha {{Spain-river-stub ...

, a tributary of the

Júcar left The Júcar () or Xúquer () is a river on the Iberian Peninsula of Spain. The river runs for approximately 509 km from its source at Ojuelos de Valdeminguete, on the eastern flank of the Montes Universales, Sistema Ibérico. Its most i ...

River flows through the municipality. The Júcar forms the southern boundary of Tarazona de la Mancha.

Demographics

*1900 = 4,865 *1910 = 5,545 *1920 = 5,955 *1930 = 6,302 *1940 = 6,714 *1950 = 7,111 *1960 = 6,850 *1970 = 5,952 *1981 = 6,011 *1991 = 5,747 *1996 = 5,976 *2001 = 6,179 *2005 = 6,576 *2011 = 6,746 At least as late as 1940 a distinct town population was kept, not including the full municipal area but only the central settled part. The town in that year had a population of 5,892.''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer'' (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 1878.

History

The "Carta arqueológica de Tarazona de la Mancha" made in 1978 by

Cayo Tomás González Cayo or cayó may refer to: * ''Cayo'' (film), a 2005 Puerto Rican film starring Roselyn Sánchez * Cayo District, a district in the west of the nation of Belize ** San Ignacio, Belize, a town in the Cayo District (originally named "El Cayo") * C ...

and Matías Muñoz stated that the area was a site of Second Bronze Age culture, Iberian Culture, Roman Culture and Late Medieval Culture based on archeological remains. There is a bridge over the Valdemembra River built during Roman times. Remains of a Roman villa have also been found here. The village of Tarazona was settled in the late 15th century by migrants from

Villanueva de la Jara Villanueva de la Jara, popularly called La Jara, is a town and municipality in the Manchuela Conquense , this in turn is part of the La Manchuela comarca, province of Cuenca, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is known for the cultivation of porto ...

. On 11 October 1564 Tarazaona was granted the status of village. The

Church of San Bartolomé (Tarazona de la Mancha) The Church of San Bartolomé (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Iglesia Parroquial de San Bartolomé'') is a church located in Tarazona de la Mancha, Spain. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1992. Construction began in 1549 in a Renaiss ...

was built in the seventeenth century. When the provinces of Spain were created around 1710, Tarazona was put in the province of Cuenca. It was transferred to Albacete Province in 1833.

Notes

Sources

Tarazona website
Municipalities of the Province of Albacete Populated places established in 1564 1564 establishments in Spain {{Albacete-geo-stub